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Tsy Auctions On Tap  Includes Record $50B 2Y Note

US TSYS/SUPPLY
  • 25-Aug 1130ET $30B 42D Bill CMB (912796TN9)
  • 25-Aug 1130ET $30B 119D Bill CMB (9127963L1)
  • 25-Aug 1300ET $50B 2Y-Note (91282CAG6)

July's 2Y auction drew high yld of 0.155% (0.193% in June) rich vs. current 0.162% WI.

BMO strategists say "speculative positions in the 2-year sector continue to hold in decidedly short territory so this positional skew could add a tailwind to a move back to the yield lows if those positions are forced closed." On the flipside, "August is mixed for 2-year auctions as eight of the last sixteen have tailed, seven have stopped through and one has stopped on the screws."
JP Morgan note "since the July auction, 2-year yields are roughly unchanged, as the market continues to price a Fed on hold for more than three years, and we expect front-end yields to continue to trade in a tight range." JP expects the 2Y to be easily absorbed "despite the increase in auction size.

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